Bangladesh v India, Asia Cup, Mirpur: Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international century | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo 1076 Sachin Tendulkar raised his helmet to the dressing room after reaching his 100th international century © AFP Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to make a 100 international centuries, getting to the milestone against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla stadium in Mirpur at 5:05pm local time on March 16, 2012. It ended a year-long wait for one of the most discussed landmarks in cricket history, and was his first ODI hundred against Bangladesh, completing his set of centuries against every Full Member country in both Tests and ODIs. He reached the 100th hundred in the 44th over with a nudge behind square leg, one of his favoured strokes to reach a century. Despite the huge amount of hype surrounding the landmark, which has shown little sign of abating during the prolonged wait, there was no over-the-top celebration.

The helmet came off and there was a wave of the bat, he looked up at the sky, as he usually does on reaching a hundred, and he acknowledged his team-mates by raising his helmet towards the dressing room. Several of the Bangladesh fielders congratulated him, even as the decibel-level in the packed stadium reached new highs. It was not one of Tendulkar's most swashbuckling innings, more about efficient accumulation early on, before slowing down further as he neared the century, finally completing it off 138 deliveries. Tendulkar's achievement might have come against one of the weaker teams and in the league game of a low-key competition, but he still had to brave a raucous and partisan crowd. Once he reached the eighties, every dot ball he faced was loudly cheered. The Bangladeshi chant expressing displeasure, Bhua bhua, also rang out from sections of the stadium as he batted. The stadium had been less than half-full when the match started, but as Tendulkar's innings progressed, more and more people came in and by the time he completed his hundred there weren't too many empty seats.

There were frantic phone calls from reporters in the press box, back to their bosses, discussing long-ready tribute packages and whether the innings should replace the national budget as the front-page lead. Unusually cautious play from Tendulkar suggested the weight of the coming milestone was affecting him. The holiday crowd, excited at the prospect of a terrific "I was there" anecdote to boast about, was egged on further by an enthusiastic DJ. He belted out several local hits, and that familiar background sound at the cricket these days, the bugle, ensured the stadium was a cauldron of noise. The Mexican wave made its way around the ground, and the bouncing fans were rarely more thrilled than in the 34th over, a maiden by Mashrafe Mortaza. First, Tendulkar had to scramble back after attempting a single to mid-off, then a solid push towards mid-on went straight to the fielder before a slash landed just short of backward point. Sensing the batsman's discomfort, and possible nervousness, the crowd amplified the pressure with loud roars of approval after every delivery. He was nearly run out soon after, trying to pinch a single to backward point.

A lofted drive over extra cover in the 40th over and several singles took him to 99, which was when the crowd began to support Tendulkar, standing up and cheering in anticipation. Though India were past 200 with only two wickets down, Bangladesh tried to stifle Tendulkar by keeping seven fielders in the circle. The single to square leg finally brought up another mark of the longevity of the man who already has the most runs and has played the most matches in Tests and ODIs. Edited by Dustin Silgardo Siddarth Ravindran is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Sachin scores 100th international century | Zee News Sachin scores 100th international century Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012 - 16:36 0 Follow @ZeeNewsSports Zeenews Sports Bureau Mirpur: The wait is finally over! Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century on Friday against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup encounter at Mirpur, Dhaka.

Best knocks » I Tributes » I List of tons » I Sachin speaks » I Video » Tendulkar took 138 balls to reach the milestone which had eluded him more for than a year. His 99th hundred had came on March 12, 2011 against South Africa during the Cricket World Cup held in India. The master batsman, who made his debut in international cricket way back in 1989, has now scored 51 centuries in Tests and 49 in ODIs. He also has the record of scoring centuries against all the Test playing nations. Incidentally, this was Sachin’s maiden ton in ODIs against Bangladesh. His first Test century came in 1991 at Manchester against England while he hit his maiden ODI ton against Australia at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The master batsman, who is the highest run-getter in both Tests and ODIs, has amassed 15,470 runs in 188 Tests so far. In 462 ODIs, he has scored more than 18,000 runs.

Sachin, who helped his team win the ODI world Cup after 28 years in 2011, was Wisden’s cricketer of the year in 2010. He recently received the ESPN Cricinfo award for the best individual Test batting performance of 2011 for his knock of 146 not out against South Africa at Cape Town. And not to forget, he was the leading run-scorer for India in the ICC cricket World Cup 2011, and the second-highest run scorer in the tournament after Dilshan. Apart from his 100 tons, he has scored 65 half-centuries in Tests while in ODIs he has slammed 95 fifties. With an over two decade long career, records are fairly routine for Tendulkar but for the cricketing fraternity every run he scores just adds to the legend that the diminutive right-hander has become. The champion batsman has perhaps every batting record that is there to be taken under his belt and adding to the countless tally is the historic hundred he scored against England in the post-lunch session.

Much before his debut on November 15, 1989, Tendulkar's precocious talent was there to be seen when he shared an unbeaten 664-run stand with buddy Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter-School Game in 1988. The 1989 international debut was far less spectacular, in fact forgettable. A Waqar Younis bouncer left him with a bleeding nose but Tendulkar did not wince and the next two decades saw him punishing bowlers all over the world on all kind of surfaces. His first Test century came in England next year at Old Trafford and the Mumbaikar rose in stature after the 1991-92 tour of Australia, hitting sublime centuries on a Sydney turner and a Perth minefield. The rest is history. No existing batting record seemed safe. Other than Brian Lara's Test match highest of 400 not out and first class highest score of 501 not out, every batting record became Tendulkar's.

A staggering 15470 runs scored in 188 Tests at a robust average of 55.44 confirmed Tendulkar's greatness in the longer version of the game. And in the 462 ODIs he has played, the little master has scored 18374 runs with an impressive average of 44.81. First Published: Friday, March 16, 2012 - 23:01 Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th hundred, Nasser Hussain | Daily Mail Online comments Sachin Tendulkar has got there at last, becoming the first player to score 100 international hundreds. It took him 33 innings to go from 99 to 100 centuries and there were fears he would forever be one short. But he achieved the landmark in an Asia Cup ODI against Bangladesh. Nasser Hussain leads the applause... He's done it!

Sachin Tendulkar reacts after scoring his hundred century during the one day international Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh Sealed with a kiss: Tendulkar kisses his helmet after reaching his milestone Don Bradman is sometimes remembered, unfairly, as the batsman who did not quite average 100 in Test cricket. And there was a danger, as we all waited for Sachin Tendulkar to reach three figures again, that he would be remembered for the one international century he did not score, rather than the 99 he did. That would have been a shame - and completely unjust. Well done: Team-mate Suresh Raina congratulates Tendulkar on his achievement Good job: Tendulkar is congratulated by Bangladesh's Abdur Razzak SACHIN BY NUMBERS 370 - days it took to go from 99 to 100 international centuries. 51 - of his 100 centuries have come from 311 Test innings and 49 from 451 one-day innings. 42 - of his 100 centuries have come at home, 41 on the road and 17 at neutral venues.

33,854 - runs he has scored in his career in 763 innings, at an average of 49.06. 248 - Tendulkar’s highest score in international cricket v Bangladesh in 2004. You could tell after he tucked that single off his pads on Friday in Dhaka how much it meant to him. He’s been criticised in the past for being a closed book, a guy who doesn’t show his feelings too easily. But you could see the more human side of him after he took his helmet off to celebrate. And who can blame him? He’s spent an entire career trying to deal with the fact that a billion people hang on his every shot. It’s hardly surprising that the pressure of moving from 99 hundreds to 100 began to get to him. But he’s done it and no one can ever take the achievement away. Finally, he can move on. The mother of all monkeys has been removed.

Fan-tastic: The Indian fans take to the streets to celebrate Tendulkar's milestone Street party: Indian fans celebrate as they watch cricketer Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th century Eyes on the screen: Indian fans watch Tendulkar's century on a television at a shop in New Delhi ALASTAIR COOK ON TENDULKAR 'I can't see how anyone will ever get 100 international hundreds ever again. I've got 70-odd to go! 'Words can't describe it, especially under that kind of pressure, being the hero of India for millions, billions of people. To do that is phenomenal. 'He can't walk down the street, he can't get a release from cricket in a cricket-mad country. 'He's the greatest batter, statistically, there has ever been. It's phenomenal. I can't actually get my head around 100 international hundreds. 'I remember 2007 in England, he did struggle a bit comparatively. Everyone said his eyes had gone, to continue proving people wrong when he didn't need to was mind-blowing.

'He probably could have hung up his boots then and still been the greatest player.' Comparing players from different eras is always a bit of a mug’s game, but I think we can safely say that Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar are the two greatest batsmen of all time. And who knows, maybe 10 years from now, when we’ve all had a bit more time to reflect on Tendulkar’s career, he’ll be regarded as the best of the lot. Because, let’s be honest, he’s got it all: drive, the ability to handle pressure, longevity, mental toughness, a technique to die for, and a love of the game that has kept him going when others would have decided they’d had enough. In an age of rotation policies, to have stayed at the top since the end of 1980s is phenomenal. Sachin is such a God-like figure that I think it should be up to him when he finally decides to call it a day. Having said that, we’re all hoping that his struggles to get over the line are not the start of a terminal decline. No one wants to see Tendulkar fade away.

I think the biggest issue for him will be his family. Contrary to popular belief, he’s not a machine - he needs to spend time with them and that may be the biggest factor on his mind as he contemplates the future. Hitting the sweet spot: Sachin Tendulkar on the way to his landmark score Getting down to the ball: Tendulkar gets forward to the ball It will be interesting to see what he does, but I bet Duncan Fletcher will be hoping he stays around the Test team for a while, because I believe India’s younger players still need a role model like him to show them how to do it. But let’s just allow him to enjoy the moment. One hundred international hundreds is staggering — and I doubt it will ever be matched. On the run: Tendulkar and his team-mate Virat Kohli run between the wickets Watching it all the way: Tendulkar in action during the Asia Cup game against Bangladesh in Dhaka TENDULKAR: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LITTLE MASTER 1973: Born April 24, Mumbai.

1988: Scores 100 not out in his first first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century on his first-class debut, aged 15 years and 232 days. 1989: Makes Test debut for India against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of 16. December - Makes ODI debut against Pakistan but is dismissed by Waqar Younis without scoring a run. 1990: Scores maiden Test century against England at Old Trafford. 1992: At the age of 19 he becomes the first overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire. 1994: September 9 - Claims his first ODI century against Sri Lanka in Colombo after 79 one-day matches. 1996: Leading run-scorer at World Cup played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a total of 523 runs. August - Takes on the India captaincy although suffers two relatively unsuccessful stints during a four-year period, winning only four Tests and 23 ODIs. 1997: Named Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

1998: Scores his first double century for Mumbai against Australia in the Brabourne Stadium. 1999: November - Involved in India's highest run-scoring ODI partnership with Rahul Dravid as the pair put on 339 against New Zealand. In the same match, he records the highest individual ODI score in Indian history with an unbeaten 186. 2000: Gives up the captaincy of India after the two-Test series with South Africa. 2001: Given a suspended ban of one game in light of alleged ball tampering during a match against South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. The ban is later lifted by the International Cricket Council after an investigation. 2003: Named the Player of the Tournament at the 2003 Cricket World Cup and scores 673 runs, the highest by any player in the tournament. 2005: Overtakes Sunil Gavaskar's record of the highest number of Test centuries by claiming his 35th Test century against Sri Lanka in Delhi.

2006: Overtakes Kapil Dev, claiming the record for the highest amount of Test appearances for India with 135. 2007: January 3 - Edges past Brian Lara's world record of runs scored in Tests away from home with 5,751 runs. June - Becomes the first player to score over 15,000 ODI runs during a match against South Africa in Belfast. 2008: March - Plays in his 417th ODI match against Australia and holds the record for the most ODI matches played. August - Becomes just the third player in Test match history, and the first from India, to play 150 matches when he is selected in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo. October 17 - Becomes the highest run scorer in Test cricket, passing Lara's previous mark of 11,953, when he reaches 16 in the first innings of the second Test against Australia.

2010: February 24 - Breaks the record for the highest individual score in a one-day international innings, hitting an unbeaten 200 in the ODI against South Africa to pass the previous mark of 194 not out set by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry and 194 by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar. August 3 - Becomes most capped player in Test history, making his 169th Test appearance in the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo to overtake former Australia captain Steve Waugh. December 19 - Becomes first batsman to hit 50 Test centuries, achieving the feat against South Africa in Centurion. 2011: March - Scores a tournament-best 482 runs as India win the World Cup. One of his two centuries, against South Africa, is his 99th international hundred. He is named as player of the tournament. November - Becomes the first player to make 15,000 Test runs in a meeting with West Indies.

2012: March 16 - After a year-long wait for the milestone, makes his 100th international century in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international century for India - BBC Sport BBC Sport Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international century for India 16 Mar 2012 Read more about sharing. India's Sachin Tendulkar has become the first player to score 100 international centuries by compiling a ton in a one-day defeat against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The 38-year-old completed his landmark century, his 49th in one-day cricket, with a single clipped to square leg. After being dismissed for 114, he said: "I was not thinking about the milestone. It hasn't sunk in." Tendulkar had twice been out in the 90s after scoring his 99th century against South Africa in March 2011.

Media playback is not supported on this device The moment Tendulkar made history The right-hander, who holds the record for scoring the most Test and one-day runs, has also scored 51 Test tons. Tendulkar, whose own celebration was a little muted, was immediately congratulated by the Bangladesh players after he jogged through for the single to bring up his century, scored off Shakib Al Hasan. The hundred was Tendulkar's first against Bangladesh in one-day cricket and he added another 14 runs before edging a Mashrafe Mortaza delivery to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim. He added: "A year ago when I got my 99th hundred no-one spoke about it during the World Cup, then I guess it was the media who began talking about it. "Wherever I went, to a restaurant, the house keeping, the room service, whoever I met just spoke about the 100th hundred.

LEADING CENTURY MAKERS Sachin Tendulkar, India - 100 (51 Test, 49 ODI) Ricky Ponting, Australia - 71 (41, 30) Jacques Kallis, South Africa - 59 (42, 17) Brian Lara, West Indies - 53 (34, 19) Rahul Dravid, India - 48 (36, 12) "It became a little difficult mentally, because I am not playing only for my 100th hundred. "The 99 hundreds that I scored, nobody spoke about them. Everyone had their opinion but eventually I have got to do what is important for the team. "I have lost about 50 kilos. Enjoy the game and chase your dreams. I had to wait for 22 years for one dream, the World Cup." Although the day belonged to Tendulkar, Bangladesh won the Asia Cup group match by five wickets with four balls remaining, and India now face Pakistan, who have won both their opening matches, as they bid to qualify for the final of the four-team event.

England Test captain Andrew Strauss was among a host of players to offer their congratulations to Tendulkar. He told BBC Sport: "Sachin is a player by which all others are measured over the last 10-15 years, and for him to go out and get a hundred hundreds is an amazing achievement without precedent - it's unlikely to be achieved again." Analysis "The entire stadium erupted in joy when Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international hundred. Fans, both Bangladeshis and Indians, were cheering and applauding as he became the first cricketer ever to achieve this record. Many Bangladeshi fans said they would pray for Sachin's century as their country would also become part of his world record. When he finally reached his mark, there was absolute joy in the stadium. There was no immediate reaction from Sachin himself. He took a while to acknowledge cheers from the crowd. Bangladeshi players went to congratulate him. Finally, the wait was over." International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has also applauded the feat. "On behalf of every cricket fan around the globe I congratulate Sachin on becoming the first person to score 100 centuries for his country," he said.

"This is indeed a magnificent feat and not likely to be easily emulated. The number 100 is special for a batsman and to record 100 centuries for your country is a massive statement. "Like millions of others I have followed his career ever since he first played for India as a gifted 16-year-old and now, more than two decades later, his passion and personal records, which include more than 33,000 runs at international level, is a modern day wonder. "Sachin is a true role model who will undoubtedly hold a special place in cricket's history." Narayanaswami Srinivasan, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India said: "Ever since he made his international debut in November 1989, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has strode cricketing arenas the world over, like a colossus. "He has been an inspiration to billions, and an ornament to the sport. March 16, 2012 will never be forgotten by cricket-lovers." India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh issued a statement, adding: "He has made India proud.

TENDULKAR'S TONS Totals 49 (451 - all ODIs) "Tendulkar's long career has been a triumph of class, character and courage. I wish him many more innings and feats to continue inspiring the youth." He began his Test career as a 16-year-old in 1989 against Pakistan and scored 15 in a blood-soaked shirt after being hit in the face by a Waqar Younis delivery. The following year he scored his first Test century, against England at Old Trafford and in 1992 became Yorkshire's first overseas signing. Tendulkar surpassed fellow India legend Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries in 2005, became the highest Test-run scorer in 2008 and scored the first double century in a one-day international in 2010. Tendulkar has scored 15,470 Test runs and 18,260 in the one-day game.

Media playback is not supported on this device Archive: Tendulkar's maiden ton Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century - YouTube Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 16, 2012 Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century on Friday March, 2012 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup encounter at Mirpur, Dhaka. endulkar took 138 balls to reach the milestone which had eluded him more for than a year. His 99th hundred had came on March 12, 2011 against South Africa during the Cricekt World Cup held in India. The master batsman, who made his debut in international cricket way back in 1989, has now scored 51 centuries in Tests and 49 tons in ODIs.

He also has the record of scoring centuries against all the Test playing nations. Incidentally, this was Sachin's maiden ton in ODIs against Bangladesh. His first Test century came in 1991 at Manchester against England while he hit his maiden ODI ton against Australia at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The master batsman, who is the highest run-getter in both Tests and ODIs, has amassed 15,470 runs in Tests so far in 188 Test matches. In 453 ODIs, he scored more than 18,000 runs. Sachin, who helped his team win the ODI world Cup after 28 years in 2011, was Widen's cricketer of the year in 2010. Related Video Sachin creates history! He recently received the ESPN Cricinfo award for the best individual Test batting performance of 2011 for his knock of 146 not out against South Africa at Cape Town. And not to forget, he was the leading run-scorer for India in the ICC cricket World Cup 2011, and the second-highest run scorer in the tournament after Dilshan.

Apart from his 100th ton, he scored 65 half-centuries in Tests while in ODIs he slammed 95 fifties. With an over two decade long career, records are fairly routine for Tendulkar but for the cricketing fraternity every run he scores just adds to the legend that the diminutive right-hander has become. The champion batsman has perhaps every batting record that is there to be taken under his belt and adding to the countless tally is the historic hundred he scored against England in the post-lunch session. Much before his debut on November 15, 1989, Tendulkar's precocious talent was there to be seen when he shared an unbeaten 664-run stand with buddy Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter-School Game in 1988. The 1989 international debut was far less spectacular, in fact forgettable. A Waqar Younis bouncer left him with a bleeding nose but Tendulkar did not wince and the next two decades saw him punishing bowlers all over the world on all kind of surfaces.

His first Test century came in England next year at Old Trafford and the Mumbaikar rose in stature after the 1991-92 tour of Australia, hitting sublime centuries on a Sydney turner and a Perth minefield. The rest is history. No existing batting record seemed safe. Other than Brian Lara's Test match highest of 400 not out and first class highest score of 501 not out, every batting record became Tendulkar's. A staggering 15470 runs scored in 188 Tests at a robust average of 55.44 confirmed Tendulkar's greatness in the longer version of the game. And in the 462 ODIs he played, a whopping 18,260 (before the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh) were added to his mountain of runs at an average of 44.64. Category Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th hundred for India | Daily Mail Online comments India batsman Sachin Tendulkar's long wait for his 100th international century came to an end on Friday as he moved into three figures in the Asia Cup clash with Bangladesh.

The 'Little Master' has been stuck on 99 tons on the international stage since March last year, when he hit 111 in the World Cup against South Africa in Nagpur. He was eventually out for 114 but his runs were not enough to help India make it two wins out of two in the Asia Cup as they set their hosts a target of 290, as Bangladesh hit 295 for 5 to win by five wickets. Scroll down for video He's done it! Sachin Tendulkar reacts after scoring his hundred century during the one day international Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh Sealed with a kiss: Tendulkar kisses his helmet after reaching his milestone 'I was not thinking about the milestone, the media started all this. Wherever I went - the restaurant, room service - everyone was talking about the 100th hundred,' he told television commentator Ramiz Raja in quotes reported by 'Nobody talked about my 99 hundreds. It became mentally tough for me because nobody talked about my 99 hundreds. 'I started off the season batting reasonably well. I was luckless. I am not playing only for my hundredth hundred.

It doesn't matter how many 100s you score, you still put your head down, grind it out and do the job for the team.' Well done: Team-mate Suresh Raina congratulates Tendulkar on his achievement Good job: Tendulkar is congratulated by Bangladesh's Abdur Razzak Asked if he had a message for his fans, Tendulkar added: 'Enjoy the game and chase your dreams. Dreams do come true. I had to wait for 22 years for India to win the World Cup.' Tendulkar has twice been out in the 90s since his last ton but on Friday got over the line in Mirpur with a clip into the leg-side off the bowling of Shakib Al Hasan. He raised his arms to the sky in a muted celebration before being congratulated by the Bangladesh fielders.

Fan-tastic: The Indian fans take to the streets to celebrate Tendulkar's milestone Street party: Indian fans celebrate as they watch cricketer Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th century Eyes on the screen: Indian fans watch Tendulkar's century on a television at a shop in New Delhi ALASTAIR COOK ON TENDULKAR 'I can't see how anyone will ever get 100 international hundreds ever again. I've got 70-odd to go! 'Words can't describe it, especially under that kind of pressure, being the hero of India for millions, billions of people. To do that is phenomenal. 'He can't walk down the street, he can't get a release from cricket in a cricket-mad country. 'He's the greatest batter, statistically, there has ever been. It's phenomenal. I can't actually get my head around 100 international hundreds. 'I remember 2007 in England, he did struggle a bit comparatively. Everyone said his eyes had gone, to continue proving people wrong when he didn't need to was mind-blowing.

'He probably could have hung up his boots then and still been the greatest player.' Tendulkar, who reached his century off 138 balls, made his first international ton in 1990 against England at Old Trafford at the start of what has developed into a wonderful career. Friday was the 38-year-old's 49th in ODIs and his first against Bangladesh. He failed to register a century on India's tour of England, the home series against West Indies and the tour of Australia. International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat was quick to pay tribute to Tendulkar. He said: 'On behalf of every cricket fan around the globe I congratulate Sachin on becoming the first person to score 100 centuries for his country. 'This is indeed a magnificent feat and not likely to be easily emulated. 'Fans have admired Sachin for more than 20 years and have recently waited with great expectation for his 100th international century.

Hitting the sweet spot: Sachin Tendulkar on the way to his landmark score Getting down to the ball: Tendulkar gets forward to the ball 'The number 100 is special for a batsman and to record 100 centuries for your country is a massive statement. 'Like millions of others I have personally followed his career ever since he first played for India as a gifted 16-year-old and now, more than two decades later, his passion and personal records, which include more than 33,000 runs at international level, is a modern day wonder. On the run: Tendulkar and his team-mate Virat Kohli run between the wickets Watching it all the way: Tendulkar in action during the Asia Cup game against Bangladesh in Dhaka 'He is a marvel to cricket lovers around the world and with an array of batting records, Sachin is a true role model who will undoubtedly hold a special place in cricket's history.' TENDULKAR: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LITTLE MASTER 1973: Born April 24, Mumbai.

1988: Scores 100 not out in his first first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century on his first-class debut, aged 15 years and 232 days. 1989: Makes Test debut for India against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of 16. December - Makes ODI debut against Pakistan but is dismissed by Waqar Younis without scoring a run. 1990: Scores maiden Test century against England at Old Trafford. 1992: At the age of 19 he becomes the first overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire. 1994: September 9 - Claims his first ODI century against Sri Lanka in Colombo after 79 one-day matches. 1996: Leading run-scorer at World Cup played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a total of 523 runs. August - Takes on the India captaincy although suffers two relatively unsuccessful stints during a four-year period, winning only four Tests and 23 ODIs. 1997: Named Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

1998: Scores his first double century for Mumbai against Australia in the Brabourne Stadium. 1999: November - Involved in India's highest run-scoring ODI partnership with Rahul Dravid as the pair put on 339 against New Zealand. In the same match, he records the highest individual ODI score in Indian history with an unbeaten 186. 2000: Gives up the captaincy of India after the two-Test series with South Africa. 2001: Given a suspended ban of one game in light of alleged ball tampering during a match against South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. The ban is later lifted by the International Cricket Council after an investigation. 2003: Named the Player of the Tournament at the 2003 Cricket World Cup and scores 673 runs, the highest by any player in the tournament. 2005: Overtakes Sunil Gavaskar's record of the highest number of Test centuries by claiming his 35th Test century against Sri Lanka in Delhi.

2006: Overtakes Kapil Dev, claiming the record for the highest amount of Test appearances for India with 135. 2007: January 3 - Edges past Brian Lara's world record of runs scored in Tests away from home with 5,751 runs. June - Becomes the first player to score over 15,000 ODI runs during a match against South Africa in Belfast. 2008: March - Plays in his 417th ODI match against Australia and holds the record for the most ODI matches played. August - Becomes just the third player in Test match history, and the first from India, to play 150 matches when he is selected in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo. October 17 - Becomes the highest run scorer in Test cricket, passing Lara's previous mark of 11,953, when he reaches 16 in the first innings of the second Test against Australia.

2010: February 24 - Breaks the record for the highest individual score in a one-day international innings, hitting an unbeaten 200 in the ODI against South Africa to pass the previous mark of 194 not out set by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry and 194 by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar. August 3 - Becomes most capped player in Test history, making his 169th Test appearance in the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo to overtake former Australia captain Steve Waugh. December 19 - Becomes first batsman to hit 50 Test centuries, achieving the feat against South Africa in Centurion. 2011: March - Scores a tournament-best 482 runs as India win the World Cup. One of his two centuries, against South Africa, is his 99th international hundred. He is named as player of the tournament. November - Becomes the first player to make 15,000 Test runs in a meeting with West Indies.

2012: March 16 - After a year-long wait for the milestone, makes his 100th international century in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Yahoo Cricket Yahoo Cricket Off break Played for: India, India A, India B, India Blue, Indian Board President's XI, India Seniors, Rest of India, Rest of the World, Wills XI, West Zone, Yorkshire, Mumbai, Mumbai, Marylebone Cricket Club, Sachin's Blasters Roles played: April 24, 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra Profile Sachin Tendulkar can unquestionably be called the 'face of modern cricket'. He follows Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Vivian Richards as his generation's most successful batsman. The only close competitors Tendulkar has faced are Brian Lara and in more recent times, Ricky Ponting. Statistically, while Bradman scaled unreachable heights, Tendulkar, by his sheer consistency and longevity, marked his era with sheer greatness and enormous fan-following that shall, like the Australian great, probably never be conquered.

By the advent of the 20th century, watching Tendulkar as India's lone warrior, staging single-handed fights and carrying the hopes of a billion hearts was cricket's grandest spectacle. Too often, his achievements would be let down by lack of support from teammates. Yet, his ability to continue to live to fight another day, shoulder blame unfairly and always delve into positives, transcends Tendulkar beyond a cricketing icon to a role model and a prized treasure for the often-tarnished image of the sport. Tendulkar went on to be the game's leading run-getter, half-centurion and centurion in the two most prominent forms of the game. He didn't have the best of starts in international cricket - a duck on ODI debut and an unflattering 15 in his maiden Test inning against Pakistan as a 16-year-old. It underlines the old adage of attitude over talent reminding everyone that even legends have to struggle to find their feet. He did make it big, one small step at a time.

First replacing Sanjay Manjrekar as India's most formidable batsman of the time and then becoming the only contender to Sunil Gavaskar's stature in Indian batting history. Finally, even the great Sir Don Bradman drew parallels between himself and Tendulkar. In between, captaincy called on him on a few occasions, but it was one thing he wasn't cut out for. He always enjoyed and more importantly, planned before-hand on how to deal with some of the toughest bowlers in the world. Hence, he had enjoyed far more success in comparison with other great batsmen in the world, against the likes of some of the most dangerous bowlers in the world. Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Wasim Akram were some of them. With the passage of time, came India's ascendency after disappointing pasts during Tendulkar's foray at the peak of his career. He was now provided with the long-awaited support crew. But he still remained the mainstay while guiding his nation towards the summit of Test rankings. Tendulkar's long-awaited dream was finally fulfilled when he, as part of Team India, emerged victorious in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Throughout the tournament, he was a consistent performer with the bat. Virat Kohli perfectly summed up the sentiment of many when he famously said, "Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation's expectations for 21 years." The Master added another feather to his cap when he scored his 100th international hundred in the 2012 Asia Cup against Bangladesh after a year long wait. Tendulkar admitted he was under severe pressure but was relieved to have the monkey off his back. However, the rest of the year wasn't productive as Tendulkar struggled to score runs. At the end of 2012, Tendulkar finally announced his ODI retirement with an aim to prolong his Test career but that decision backfired. He then bade an emotional goodbye from all forms of cricket post the home Test series against West Indies in 2013, in front of a jam-packed, emotional home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium. Fast Facts Sachin Tendulkar is the world’s leading run-getter and centurion in Tests and ODIs. He became the first batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket.

Tendulkar is the only player to record 100 international centuries. He became the first batsman in history to record more than 15,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs. “The Little Master” was the first batsman in ODIs to reach the 10,000 run milestone. He holds the record as the youngest Indian to make a debut in international cricket. Against

Question: Against which country did Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th test century?
Answer: BANGLADESH